molehill

英 [ˈməʊlhɪl]

美 [ˈmoʊlhɪl]

n.  鼹丘(由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成)

复数：molehills　

BNC.36989 / COCA.33969

习惯用语

n.

make a mountain out of a molehill
• 小题大做；夸大其词
  to make an unimportant matter seem important

牛津词典

noun

• 鼹丘（由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成）
  a small pile of earth that a mole leaves on the surface of the ground when it digs underground

柯林斯词典

• (由鼹鼠打洞扒出的泥土堆成的)鼹鼠丘
  Amolehillis a small pile of earth made by a mole digging a tunnel.
• PHRASE 小题大做;大惊小怪
  If you say that someone ismaking a mountain out of a molehill, you are critical of them for making an unimportant fact or difficulty seem like a serious one.
  1. The British press, making a mountain out of a molehill, precipitated an unnecessary economic crisis.
     英国报界小题大做，酿成了一场不必要的经济危机。

英英释义

noun

• a mound of earth made by moles while burrowing

双语例句

• "You're making a mountain out of a molehill. circuit, explain to them!"
  “你是在小题大做。舍克，对他们解释！”
• I'm sure she'll give you the money back, so there's no need to start making a mountain out of a molehill.
  我相信她会把钱还你的，所以没有必要小题大做。
• He stumbled over a molehill.
  他被个鼹鼠丘绊了一跤。
• Students say the university is making a mountain out of a molehill and that it will be impossible to enforce the rules.
  华师大学生有的认为学校小题大做，有的则认为这样的规定执行起来很难。
• She's made a mountain out of a molehill.
  她把一点儿小事夸得比天还大。
• An old, close-bitten pasture, with a footpath wandering across it and a molehill here and there. They douBled themselves up and stand on their hands and feet, to make the arches.
  这古老的牧场荒草参差，一条曲曲弯弯的小径，一片鼹鼠拱起的土丘。他们一个个都弯下腰，手脚着地，做成拱门的形状。
• You're making a mountain out of a molehill if you think that one twinge of toothache means that you must have several teeth extracted.
  如果你认为一次牙痛就意味着要拨去数颗牙的话，那你把问题看得太严重了。
• Don't make a mountain out of a molehill.
  不要小题大做，人体艺术图片。
• Yeah, I think his boss is someone who likes to make a mountain out of a molehill.
  是啊，我想他的老板是一个爱小题大作的人。
• There are so many things which are simple, but someone always wants to make a mountain out of a molehill.
  其实很多事情都很简单，但是有些人就会小题大做。